UV-visible absorption spectroscopy to examine shock-induced decomposition in neat nitromethane

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 101, Issue 49, 1997, Pages 9333-9340

  Winey, J M ^a   Gupta, Y M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DECOMPOSITION; REACTION KINETICS; SHOCK WAVES; THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

NITROMETHANE;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0031553190     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp971833n     Document Type: Article

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